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Originally Posted by David R
To my eye, the ivory carving looks very Chinese or Japanese, and a nice example of such. Possibly "re-purposed" as a hilt from something else. A walking stick or parasol handle perhaps. Which then has me seeing this as a sailors memento or curio.
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I do agree David ... I think this is a composite , the handle coming from a non knife related item , the blade reshaped from some larger blade , perhaps a carving knife and the scabbard a chance unrelated find . The scabbard is clearly for a spear pointed knife , not a clip blade such as this. The quality of the grip far exceeds the blade and the scabbard.